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Journalism Students Use Capstone Course to Showcase Cultural Exchange, from Food to TikTok

The reporting capstone is a chance for upper-division journalism students to showcase their technical and storytelling skills in one project.

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Medieval Academy of America Elects Sara Lipton as Second Vice President

This honor means Professor Lipton will become the 100th president of the Medieval Academy in 2024, and will deliver the Presidential Address at the Academy’s Centennial Meeting.

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Undergrad’s Extensive Research Experience Was Supported by Several Key Programs

The biology major says that at Stony Brook he was able to get "awesome research experience, which has been super valuable to me, and to have great mentors."

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Art Students Collaborate with Long Island Explorium to Present “A Visual Dialogue on Environmental Issues”

Students in the Stony Brook Department of Art’s visual arts program recently partnered with the Long Island Explorium to present a curated digital art exhibit, “A Visual Dialogue on Environmental Issues.” A...

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Using AI to Detect Fractures on X-Rays Leads to Improved Diagnosis

Dr. Daichi Hayashi is co-investigator of a research paper which demonstrates that AI-assisted X-ray interpretation for fracture diagnosis can help improve diagnostic accuracy.

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Lonnie Wollmuth Receives 2021 Lupus Innovation Award

Wollmuth’s lab will develop strategies targeting the NMDA receptor, a molecule that controls communication between nerve cells to prevent or reduce brain disorders in lupus patients.

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Student’s Origami Artwork Makes it to the Big Stage

Milo Mohamed ‘24 has made it into the limelight. His artwork, that is. Earlier this semester, Mohamed, a Studio Art major in the Department of Art, was assigned a project in Associate Professor Izumi Ashizawa’s ARS205...

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Robert Crease Awarded 2021 Institute of Physics William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize

He received the award for his 21 years writing Physics World’s outstanding “Critical Point” column.

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Civil Engineering Undergrad Takes on Multiple Research Projects

Ephraim Bryski ’22 — the URECA researcher of the month for December 2021 — is a senior civil engineering major who joined the Coastal and Hydraulic Engineering Research Lab of Ali Farhadzadeh, assistant professor...

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SBU Part of NASA Mission to Better Understand Tropical Storms

Data collected from the mission will help scientists better understand and predict the behavior of dangerous tropical storms and address a significant issue of climate change.

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Chang Kee Jung Wins American Physical Society’s 2022 Lilienfeld Prize

Chang Kee Jung, distinguished professor and chair in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Physics and Astronomy at Stony Brook University, has been selected to receive the American Physical Society’s 2022...

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Math Professor Samuel Grushevsky Named a 2022 AMS Fellow

He was elected to the American Mathematical Society for contributions to algebraic geometry and Teichmuller dynamics, and service to the mathematical community.

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The National Huidong Sea Turtle Reserve in the Guangdong Province is one of the MPAs in China. Credit: Ellen Pikitch

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Study Provides First-Time Data on China’s Marine Conservation

The study, led by SBU's Ellen Pikitch, provides insight into the country’s progress toward meeting global commitments to protect marine waters.

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Tank Battle: Stony Brook Entrepreneurs Compete for WolfieTank ’21 Honors

Satyam Talele's EZEduTunity, Inc. was named the winning business idea, taking the top prize of $2,500 at the annual pitch competition.

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Sociology Professor Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí Wins 2021 Distinguished Africanist Award

The African Studies Association has selected Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology, as the winner of the 2021 Distinguished Africanist Award, which recognizes and...

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107 Stony Brook Physicians Named to New York Magazine’s Top Doctors List

The list includes doctors across more than 45 different specialties from SBU Hospital, SB Southampton Hospital and SB Eastern Long Island Hospital.

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Daniel Knopf worked with DOE fieldwork samples on the Scanning Transmission X-ray Microscope at the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Photo courtesy of Knopf.

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Professor Daniel Knopf Tries to Predict How Ice Forms in Clouds

Atmospheric scientist Daniel Knopf, a professor in the Department of Chemistry at Stony Brook University, and his research group pursue a wide range of aerosol-related interests, including imaging analysis, particle...

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‘Taste and Flavors of the East End’ Featured Prominent East End Eateries and Wineries

Southampton campus event part of weeklong celebration of Stony Brook’s new president’s inauguration Southampton, New York—On October 17, 2021, friends and alumni of Stony Brook University joined faculty and staff on the...

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Category - Faculty/Student Spotlights

Journalism Students Use Capstone Course to Showcase Cultural Exchange, from Food to TikTok

Medieval Academy of America Elects Sara Lipton as Second Vice President

Undergrad’s Extensive Research Experience Was Supported by Several Key Programs

Art Students Collaborate with Long Island Explorium to Present “A Visual Dialogue on Environmental Issues”

Student’s Origami Artwork Makes it to the Big Stage

Robert Crease Awarded 2021 Institute of Physics William Thomson, Lord Kelvin Medal and Prize

Civil Engineering Undergrad Takes on Multiple Research Projects

Chang Kee Jung Wins American Physical Society’s 2022 Lilienfeld Prize

Math Professor Samuel Grushevsky Named a 2022 AMS Fellow

Study Provides First-Time Data on China’s Marine Conservation

Tank Battle: Stony Brook Entrepreneurs Compete for WolfieTank ’21 Honors

Sociology Professor Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí Wins 2021 Distinguished Africanist Award

107 Stony Brook Physicians Named to New York Magazine’s Top Doctors List

Professor Daniel Knopf Tries to Predict How Ice Forms in Clouds

‘Taste and Flavors of the East End’ Featured Prominent East End Eateries and Wineries

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